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sub tool face, i.e. the orientation of our bent sub or mud motor.
Now our next job is orient our MWD/LWD tool in the direction of bent.
Below is a typical BHA arrangement for a 8 1/2" Hole Section :
After we are done with adjusting the bent sub to a desired angle, we make
up the string stabilizer, the float sub, the UBHO sub and 1 (one in number)
NMDC (also called Monel). To know more about Stabilizer, Float Sub and
UBHO sub refer my blog post : Stabilizer, Float Sub , UBHO Sub.
Now out job is to lower the MWD tool assembly into the NMDC.
The MWD tool is run inside the NMDC (Monel).
It gets seated in the mule shoe sub (UBHO Sub) which is at the bottom of
NMDC.
The tool face of MWD usually doesnot remain aligned with the toolface of
downhole motor.
So as to align the MWD toolface with the toolface of downhole mud motor
we practise any one of the following procedure :
The set screw is loosened and the key is alligned with the bent of the
downhole mud motor.
Once the key is aligned with the bent of the motor, the set screw is
tightened.
This keeps the key always aligned with the bend provided to the motor.
Now the orientation of mule shoe is same as that of the motor bend.
The MWD tool is run into the NMDC.
The tool has a mule shoe stinger on it.
The stinger has a slot and the mule shoe sleeve has a key.
When the mule shoe stinger enters the mule shoe sub, it is rotated until it
gets lined up with the orientation of the mule shoe sub and the motor.
This happens when the slot of the stinger gets seated in key of the UBHO
sub.
Note : The survey tool can easily be manually rotated until the tool is
aligned with the key.
Thus now the tool face shown by the MWD tool is also the tool face of the
bend of the down hole motor.
Now we look up at our placed marking on the UBHO sub and find its position
relative to the bend sub scribe line. (For this, the operator stands closer to
the bent sub, looks upward to the made marking and tries to make an
imaginary line from the marking to the bent.
Magnetic Tool Face
It is the direction, in the horizontal plane, the bent sub scribe line is pointing
with regard to the north reference (Grid, Mag, or True).
Magnetic orientation is used when the inclination of the well bore is less than
5. When the inclination is below this amount, the survey instrument cannot
accurately determine the highside of the instrument for orientation
purposes. The toolface will be presented in azimuth or quadrant form,
referenced to magnetic north. The magnetic toolface reading is whatever
magnetic direction the toolface is pointed.
Gravity Tool Face
It is the angular distance that a bent sub scribe line is turned, about the tool
axis, relative to the high side of the hole.
If the inclination of the well bore is above 5 to 8, then the gravity toolface
can be used.
The toolface will be referenced to the highside of the survey instrument, no
matter what the hole direction of the survey instrument is at the time.
The toolface will be presented in a number of degrees either right or left of
the highside.
GTF orientation is represented by figure below :